Blackall State School is situated on the banks of the Barcoo River, in the Blackall Shire. Located on the Landsborough Highway, approximately 1100km inland from Brisbane. Our school provides a multiage, co-educational education from the Preparatory Year to Year 12 for students from the town and surrounding rural area.

Our school is divided into three specific areas which caters for all the needs of our students.

The Junior School provides a multi-age program that caters for children in their first five years of schooling (preparatory, year 1, year 2, year 3 and year 4).

Our Middle school is organized from Years 5 to Year 9 and aims to provide quality education to students at this special stage in their lives.

Our Senior School sees students complete their school based education at Blackall State School over the final three years of school (Years 10—12).

Blackall State School strives to maximise and challenge student learning through carefully developed school programs and activities.

QTS for teachers qualified in Aus. and NZ

The Department for Education have now confirmed that as of April 1st 2012, teachers whom have qualified in Australia and New Zealand will now be recognised as qualified teachers and awarded Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) in England without being required to undertake any further training or assessment.

As well as being eligible to work in the UK, overseas trained teachers (OTTs) will need to have a fully recognised teaching qualification and, in some instances, registration from their country of origin. Teachers can apply for UK Qualified Teachers Status (QTS) by completing the following form: